Rated



H. NEWMAN.

CAP. APPLICATION FILED DEC-10 I92].

Patented Mar. 21, 1922'.

11v VENTOR NEY UNITED STATES PTATENT OFFICE.

HENRY NEWMAN, OF NIEIXT YORK, N. Y;, ASSIGNOR T0 NEWMAN VOLK IN CORPORATED, OF NEW YORK, N; Y.,'A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

GAP.

To all whom it mag concern.-

Be it known that I, I-IENRKNEWMAN, a

I citizen of the United Statesof America, re-

siding at New York city, Kings County, N. Y., have invented a new anduseful Cap, of which the following is a-specification.

This invention relates to a-headgear commonly termed caps, and themainobject 1s to rovide an adjustable cap which may be mail e economicallyand have the maximum degree of adjustability without detractlng from thestylish appearance of the cap.

. Another object is to provide a construc-' tion which may, be readilyadjusted5 but which will securely retain its shape 1n any size.

Another object is to avoid wrinkling the cloth when the cap is'adjustedto a small size. 7 r

Another object is to provide aconstruction which while it has a widerange of ad justability also has the appearance of a edges of the frontandrear' portions ,ofthe cap with inner and outer pairs of overlappingflaps or insertions. The outer pa1rs may be conveniently made of thesame material as the body of the cap, and the inner flaps may be made ofthe same material as the lining, or they may constitute an extensiblesweat-band. The outer front flaps are preferably slidably connected overthe peak or visor and partially covered by the roll of the cap at thefront.

Figure 1 is a side view of a cap embodying the improvements of theinvention, and showing in dotted lines the top or body of the capdistended.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the same. I

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional v1ew on the plane of the line 33 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary inside View.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary outside view of a modification.

The top or body of the cap 7 may be formed of one or more pieces of anysuitable fabric such as cloth, and suitably shaped contraction of thelining.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 21, 1922 ApplicationfiIed'December 10, 1921. Serial No. 521,351. I

The portions 10 and '11 are gathered or connected together part way downthe sides, and the lower edges of these portions are respectivelyprovided with extension flaps 12 and13 which overlap. The two sides ofthe cap arezsimilarly constructed, and the flaps 12 and l2v arepreferably in the form of straps which overlap "eachother and extendaround the upper edge of the visor,

and are provided respectively with the loops l4: and 14 through whichthe companion straps slide. To increase the head size of the cap. thefastener 9 is released and the strap portions 12 and 12 are extended bysliding them through the loops 14 and 14 respectively until the desiredsize is obtained. The flaps 13 and 13 on the inside may be suitably heldin place, as will hereinafter be understood.

Preferably the cap is provided with a lining of suitable material suchas silk or cloth made up of one or more pieces, which lining serves tocover the inner flaps 13 and 13. In this case, the main part of thelining is made up of a series of'pieces 15 and 16 suitably stitchedtogether. The lower edge of the lining which is secured to the edge ofthe body or top of the cap consists of the portions 17 and 18 whichconstitute a sweatband, the portion 17 preferably being of leather orother suitable material. The portion 18 may be of the same material asthe parts 15 and 16, but is preferably stiffened so as to constitute aflap adapted to be inserted behind the part 17 The part 18 is stitchedor otherwise connected to the lower edge of the part 15. The left-handend of the insert or flap 18 is of course movable with respect to thepart 17. The sweatband 17 is stitched or otherwise secured to the loweredge of the part 16 and also to the inside front edge of the cap, butleaving an opening for the insertion of the end of the flap 18.Preferably a flexible gusset 19 is provided so as to permit theexpansion and The front ends of the flap 18 may be suitably connected tothe inner wall of the cap or to each other by light elastic tape such as20 so as to keep the flaps 18 stretched and smooth.

In the form shown in Fig. 5, the flap 12" is the front end of a bandadapted to pass that other variations and modifications may be madewithout departing from the scope of the accompanying claims.

I claim:

1. An extensible cap having straps se cured to the rear portion at thesides and adjustably connected in front, and an extensible lining havingfront and rear sweatband portions, the front sweatband portionterminating at the sides of the cap, the rear sweatband port-ions havingstiflened flaps slidable between the ends of the front sweatban'dportion and the inside of the cap.

2. An extensible cap comprising a body having from and rear portionsconnected together part way down the sides, extension flaps secured tothe unconnected rear edges of the front portions and ertendinrearwardly, straps connected to the sides outside said flaps andadjustably connected in. the front, a front sweatband portion extendingfrom one side around to the other, and a rear sweatband portion havinits ends slidable between the front sweat and and the inside of the cap,said flaps being slidable between the rear sweatband portion and theinside of the cap.

3. An extensible cap body having overlapping flaps at one side formed ofthe 7 same material as the body of the cap, and an extensible lininghaving overlapping sweatband flaps, the inner of the first-mentionedflaps being slidable between the inner wallv of the body of the cap andthe outermostband flap. I r

4. An extensible cap comprising a body having front and rear portionsconnected part Way down the sides, extension straps connected to thefront edges of rear portions and adg'nstably connected in the front,front and rear sweatband portions, and an elastic connection between theends of the rear sweatband portion housed between the front portion ofthe sweatband and the inside of the cap body.

5. An ad w mp comprising a body having front and rear portions connectedpart way down the sides, extension flaps of the same material secured tothe nnc0nreacted mm and rear edges of said portions, the outer flapsextending around the front and being slidably connected to eachOlZhBffalld a rear sweatband member forming a housing for the innerflaps which are freely slidable between said 'sweatband memher and theinside of the lower edge of the cap'body; v

6. An adjustable cap comprising'a body having front and rear portionsconnected together part way down the sides, extension flaps of the samematerial secured to the unconnected front and rear edges of saidportions, the flaps which are secured to the rear edges extendingaronndthe 'front of'the cap and being slidably connected together, andmeans for slidably housing the other flaps.

7. An extensible cap comprisingja body portion with side straps adjusts1y connected across the front, a lining having side gussets, andoverlapping flaps secured to said lining at the opposite 'edges'of saidgussets.

HEN-RY NEWMAN.

